Auberge French Lavender Pancakes With Lavender Honey

French Tart's Note:

Our own Auberge de la Fontaine Lavender Pancakes - these are made with home-grown organic lavender flowers from our garden here in SW France, where we often serve them for breakfast! They also make a very elegant dessert when served with cream and fruit - I sometimes serve them with Rosy Rosé Berries: Strawberries and Raspberries in Wine. If you cannot get hold of culinary lavender, these pancakes are just fine if served with the lavender honey, butter and/or cream and fresh fruit.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4-6

Yield: 12.0 Pancakes

• 8 ounces plain flour
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon powdered dried lavender flowers
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 tablespoons butter , melted and allowed to cool slightly
• cooking spray or butter
• lavender honey , to serve
• cream , to serve
• butter , to serve

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, mix together all dry ingredients together.
2. Add the milk, eggs and vanilla extract and whisk until well combined.
3. Whisk in the melted butter until the batter is thick and very smooth.
4. Heat frying pan or griddle over medium heat, and spray with cooking oil spray or grease with a knob of butter.
5. Spoon the pancake batter onto the griddle in equal amounts and cook until bubbles come to the surface of the batter and the edges start to curl up.
6. Flip pancakes with a spatula, and cook for a few seconds more on the second side.
7. Check underneath for a golden brown colour– if they are too pale, keep cooking them a bit longer.
8. When they are done, remove them from the griddle/frying pan and put on a large heat-proof plate in the oven to keep warm and continue until all the batter is used.
9. Makes about a dozen pancakes.
10. Top with Lavender honey and cream, or butter and Lavender honey.
11. Great with fruit also!

Reviews

[Elmotoo]

Absolutely delightful! I did double the recipes for the 4 of us & had no leftovers. :o Made for ZWT5 To Go Challenge!

[realbirdlady]

Nice fluffy pancakes, with an elegant taste.

[Mikekey]

What a treat! These are delicious! So light and airy, and the lavender is a nice touch. I served with Kozmic Blues's Lavender Honey .